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17 killed, 31 hurt in Tiruchirapalli bus accident

     Tiruchirapalli: At least 17 persons were killed and 31 injured in a bus accident on Asur Road, about 20 km from Tiruchirappalli, on Saturday. The accident occurred when an overloaded van collided with a state transport corporation bus. Thirteen women and three men died on the spot, while one woman succumbed to her injuries at a private hospital. Eyewitnesses said that the speeding van, which was supposed to carry16 people, was carrying 50 people, and added that the driver lost control of the vehicle at about 6.30 a.m. The dead victims were workers of industrial unit manufacturing auxiliaries for windmills. Top police officials and state Labour Welfare Minister P Annavi reached the spot and was supervising the rescue operations. Some of the injured were taken to a private hospital and others to the Government Headquarters Hospital here. Talking to reporters, Tiruchirapalli Range DIG Sunil Kumar Singh said action would be taken against the industrial unit, which hired the workers. He said the lorry was overcrowded and the driver lost control resulting in the accident. Traffic on the busy Tiruchirapalli-Thanjavur Highway was held up for a couple of hours after the accident. Thuvakudi police have registered a case and are investigating the cause behind the mishap.

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